Denmark vs Norway: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Denmark
0.7848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Norway
0.749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Denmark rank
26th
Norway rank
27th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Denmark
- Norway
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.7848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Norway, a difference of 0.0358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 26th and Norway ranks 27th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 14 and Norway in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1860s | 0.326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1870s | 0.3571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1880s | 0.4122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1890s | 0.4816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1900s | 0.4953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1910s | 0.4276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1920s | 0.4305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1930s | 0.4753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0.7742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0875 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1950s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1960s | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1970s | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1980s | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1990s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 2000s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.8907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.8338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Denmark or Norway?
- Denmark, at 0.7848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Denmark and Norway?
- 0.0358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Denmark ranks 26th and Norway ranks 27th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.